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Scholarly Research Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary resource containing a large number of peer-reviewed journals.

This is good place to start for most topics, including all sciences, religion, law, history, psychology, political science, criminal justice, literature, current events, sociology and communications.
Abstracts and full-text for most journal articles; Varies by title many from 1980s-present
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more. Abstracts: 1886 - present; Full-text: 1990 – present.

Additional full-text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses; Citations, abstracts, and full-text; Abstracts: 1886 - present; Full-text: 1990 - present
EconLit with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers scholarly literature in all fields of economics.

Full-text, citations, and abstracts; 1969 - present
ABI-Inform This link opens in a new window
Scholarly, popular and trade journal articles and reports across a range of company, industry and market sources, with a focus on business and economics.

Citations and full-text; 1980s - present; varies by title
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) This link opens in a new window
Repository of scholarly papers and abstracts in the social sciences

Repository of working papers and submitted abstracts intended for early distribution of research results in social science disciplines.; Abstracts with some full-text; Varies; Most of the full-text papers can be downloaded for free. Those with $ signs should be checked for availability in Journal Locator.

Nonprofit-Specific Resources

Foundation Directory Online This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive information on grantmakers and their grants.

Covers over 140,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S.; over 4,000 sponsoring companies, offering a quick pathway to corporate funders; over 3.8 million recently awarded grants; and over 1 million recently filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF.
GuideStar Pro Library Services This link opens in a new window
Provides data on every IRS registered non-profit organization. Discover the mission, legitimacy, impact, reputation, finances, programs, transparency, and governance of over 1.8 million nonprofit organizations.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Charity Navigator's Analyst's Reports are available. Click "Advanced Search" then enter "Charity Navigator" in the "Source" box under a search.

Online access to current and back issues of major newspapers, journals, newsletters, and news sources from around the world. Full-text of legal materials (court cases, legislation, statutes, regulations, law reviews, and more). Congressional information back to 1789.; Full-text; Varies by title; 1980 - present
Statista This link opens in a new window
Aggregates statistical data on hundreds of international industries from thousands of sources, including market researchers, trade organizations, scientific journals, and government databases.

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